medicinal plants

Presents the popular lore, social history and practical uses of nearly 700 native wildflowers.

Discusses the uses of plants as medicines and the role of government in protecting public health and doing research for new medical treatments.

An identification guide to over five hundred medicinal plants, with information on the known uses of each plant, line drawings, and color photographs. Includes an index to medical topics.

Describes the biological and ecological importance of medicinal plants.

Identifies medicinal plants and their natural habitats while also explaining how these plants are found and tested for medical value.

An illustrated identification guide that profiles North American plants and trees known for their medicinal properties, providing information on physical characteristics, habitat, distribution, medicinal properties and uses, similar useful plants, and dangerous and poisonous plants; also provides medical and botanical glossaries.

Provides popular lore, social history, and practical uses of North American wildflowers.

Illustrated guide to over 550 plants used in herbal medicine, discussing each plant's history, traditions, and folklore as well as what is known from scientific research about its active constituents, key actions, and potential new uses. Includes an overview of the history of herbal medicine and features on herbal medicine in countries throughout the world.

Examines a variety of medicinal and health products that are derived from plants and teaches readers how to make their own plant remedy with a hands-on activity.